The USD/CHF pair edges higher to near 0.8075 during the early European session on Friday, bolstered by renewed US Dollar (USD) demand. The preliminary reading of the U-Mich Consumer Sentiment survey will be published later on Friday.
The US Dollar (USD) added to Wednesday’s small correction, slipping back to multi-day lows in the context of a widespread recovery in the risk-associated galaxy. In the meantime, the US federal government shutdown extended further, hitting a record with still no solution in sight.
Banco de Mexico (Banxico) decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in a 4 to 1 vote split, to 7.25% with Deputy Governor Jonathan Heath voting to keep rates unchanged at 7.50%.